Taxidermy upgrades...
Two of our taxidermy mounts that recently arrived from South Africa, while fine from a taxidermy perspective, offered the opportunity for some upgrades.
Tools used included a drill and a hot glue gun.
Using artificial grasses and bushes purchased at Hobby Lobby and an artificial rock ordered from a taxidermy supply website, my wife and I set to sprucing up the mounts. We tried to add color and height variation in the vegetation to amplify a sense of depth and scale.
All in all, a fun little project that required no skill and not much time. We're very happy with the results:
And after some improvements: